'''Q.''' Our tax levy did not pass and there will be cuts to staff. I haven't been in the job market for some time. What resources are available for finding a new library position?

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'''Q.''' I recently graduated with my MLS degree, and I am having great difficulty finding library positions. What resources are available for finding a library position? Are there alternative places, outside of libraries, that I could use my MLS?

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'''A.''' See ALA's [http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/employment/index.cfm Jobseeking] page--which includes a link to ALA's own job postings. You can create an account on the ALA JobLIST web site at [http://joblist.ala.org http://joblist.ala.org], which provides not just a search through job postings, but also a [http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm Tips & Tricks] page which offers assistance and advice, including [http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/JobHunting.cfm Job Hunting Strategies] and help for [http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/Resumes.cfm Resumes] and [http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/CoverLetters.cfm Cover Letters]. A resume critiquing service is one of the [http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/Conference_Workshops.cfm Conference Workshops] set for the ALA Annual Conference on July 9-16, 2009, in Chicago, IL. Find out more at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/placementservice/currentconference.cfm Conference Placement Service] page from ALA's Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment ([http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/index.cfm HRDR]), which also provides [http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/employment/resources/employmentguide05.cfm Guide to Employment Sources in the Library and Information Profession].

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'''A.''' The ALA Library has put together a collection of resources about doing a [[Library Job Search|library job search]], which includes information from [http://www.getajob.ala.org ALA's Getting a Job in a Tough Economy online toolkit] at [http://www.getajob.ala.org http://www.getajob.ala.org], from [http://www.ala.org/hrdr ALA's Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR)], from [http://joblist.ala.org ALA's JOBList], and from [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaresources/litajobsite/litajobsite.cfm ALA's Library and Information Technology Association Job Site] as well as these additional placement and job search resources:

Mostly web sites with library job listings, with some helpful articles and other blog and wiki postings mixed in.

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Q. I recently graduated with my MLS degree, and I am having great difficulty finding library positions. What resources are available for finding a library position? Are there alternative places, outside of libraries, that I could use my MLS?